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 Duration 21 hours

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Introduction to Safety and Explainability in Robotics

  • An overview of safety and transparency in robotic systems.
  • The regulatory and ethical context for robotics and AI.
  • Key standards and frameworks: ISO 26262, ISO 10218, and ISO/IEC 42001.

Risk and Hazard Analysis

  • Identifying hazards in autonomous and semi-autonomous systems.
  • Conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
  • Quantifying risk and implementing mitigation through safety design.

Verification and Validation Techniques

  • Testing robotic behaviors within simulated environments.
  • Implementing formal verification and designing test cases.
  • Utilizing data-driven validation and monitoring techniques.

Safety Case Development

  • Structuring and defining the content of a safety case.
  • Documenting compliance and ensuring traceability.
  • Employing tools for evidence management and risk justification.

Explainable AI for Robotics

  • Enhancing the transparency of decision-making processes.
  • Applying interpretability techniques to ML-based control systems.
  • Explaining robotic behaviors to end-users and regulatory bodies.

Ethical and Governance Considerations

  • Applying ethical principles to robotics and autonomous systems.
  • Addressing bias, accountability, and responsibility in AI-driven robotics.
  • Balancing innovation with public trust and regulatory requirements.

Hands-On Workshop: Building a Safe and Explainable Robotics Scenario

  • Designing a small robotic simulation using ROS 2 or Gazebo.
  • Applying verification and validation procedures in practice.
  • Developing and presenting a summary of the safety case.

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Requirements

  • A fundamental understanding of robotics systems and control architectures.
  • Proficiency with Python programming and relevant simulation tools.
  • Knowledge of system engineering or established safety processes.

Audience

  • System engineers specializing in robotics or autonomous systems.
  • Safety officers responsible for compliance with functional safety standards.
  • Technical managers overseeing the integration and deployment of robotics.

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